Classroom: Intercession 01-31-07
Intercession 01-31-07
The meaning of Intercession is that we pray for others but not for us. We pray for other countries, people, and/or special things – maybe this is why it is a little bit hard for us. When you pray you have to have faith that our prayer will do new things. It has to be led by the Holy Spirit because when we pray, our prayers should be coming from God.
10 Steps of Intercession
Praise God for who He is and for His ministry.
Hebrews 7:25
Make sure your heart is clean before God by giving the Holy Spirit time to convict, should there be any unconfessed sin.
Psalm 66:18; Psalm 139:23-24
It’s very important when you wait to hear God’s voice, to have a clean heart. Because when you pray, you need God to hear what you are praying for. So many times, our sin will hinder God from hearing our prayers (that are led by the Holy Spirit) Psalm 66:18 – you can say anything you want.
Acknowledge that you cannot really pray without the direction of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 8:26; Ephesians 5:18
Don’t say, “God this time I’m not going to acknowledge you I’m just going to pray by myself.” Understand that the Holy Spirit knows a lot more than we do – even more about us than ourselves. He will be telling you what is in God’s heart for the topic or the thing He wants you to pray for.
Deal aggressively with the Enemy. Come against him in the all-powerful Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and with the “sword of the Spirit”, which is the Word of God.
James 4:7
After you make sure your heart is clean, speak against the enemy in the all-powerful name of the Lord. Three minds in thought -Your mind, God’s mind, enemies mind. When you start praying to God, these three things come into your mind – so you pray to God that He would make clear His voice.
Die to all of your own imaginations, desires, and burdens for what you feel yo should pray.
Proverbs 3:5-6; Isaiah 55:8
If you come to pray and you realize that something is bothering you or keeping you distracted/busy all the time, it is stopping you from praying. You are trying to get rid of your thoughts so you can hear God’s voice. The only thing remaining should be God’s voice. Proverbs 3:5-6: submit yourself to the Lord.
Praise God, in faith, for the prayer you will have. He is an amazing God and will do things that are in line with His character.
Hebrews 11:6
Maybe you will be struggling with this point. If your heart is sure that God wants to involve you with that, thank Him before you start, because you know that He really wants you to do that. And what we’re saying here is a step of faith, not logic. Without faith, you cannot please God.
Wait in silence, listening for His direction.
Psalm 62:5; Micah 7:7; Psalm 81:11-13
It’s very hard for people who like to talk a lot, to wait in silence for God and know when He is talking. Because those people, if they stop talking, their minds will be talking. This is a very important point that you wait before God so you will allow God to speak to you. If God gave you something very quickly – go back and just make sure! A lot of people are struggling that they cannot hear from God. And how come God talks to you all the time and doesn’t talk to me? Because, you don’t give Him the time to speak. Hearing God’s voice is not something you learn in one day. It’s not a horrible thing if you get something wrong. As much as you spend time with God, His voice will be that clear to you. Psalm 62:5 – a lot of time we don’t wait for God. We answer ourselves. And sometimes we only wait for seconds – we hear something very quickly, and we add the rest from our imaginations, then we thank God for the time and that’s it – we move on. When you get something very quickly, stop and go back; make sure it is from God.
In obedience and faith, utter what God brings to your mind, believing.
John 10:27
If possible, have your Bible with you should God want to give you direction or confirmation from it.
Psalm 119:105
When God ceases to bring things to your mind to pray for, finish by praising and thanking Him for what He has done, reminding yourself of Romans 11:36, “For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.”
If you are praying for 3 or 4 things in one time, don’t try to pray for them in the same prayer but just pray for one and the rest of the group will keep praying and will move to someone else. Trust in God for the thing that He wants us to be praying for. Sometimes we pray and go through all the steps and sometimes we wait before God and ask Him what to pray for. Sometimes we’ll have something in our hearts to pray for, a certain topic or certain country – or sometimes people will give us topics will to pray for. Give each other time for praying and listening. If you are leading the group and you start praising God – give time for other people to go through the other steps. Sometimes you can share together in praising God. Just remember that we are a group in the Body of Christ and not everyone is like “me”. Some people might need more time to pray/listen.
Some people feel, “oh, I have to go through 10 points when I intercede… it’s too long. I forgot the 2nd point, I cannot go to the 3rd point!” But it’s not that difficult. When you start interceding, those things will be in your mind when you start interceding. You will hear from yourself before you hear from God. This intercession time is effective. One time, when listening to the Spirit, all 6 separate groups got the same country to pray for. It’s not something they created. I’m sure all of you will experience this – prayer makes a big difference. I (Ashraf) can tell you hours and hours of stories of how prayer does make a difference.
Does prayer work for most people? No. Most people do not know God.
Praying for yourself is okay – it is just not called intercession.
Sometimes we want to focus on the steps instead of the prayers. These steps are like guidelines or helpers. Like when you’re little and you have dotted lines to help you make a straight line – but when you can draw a straight line you don’t need the dotted line anymore.
Sometimes you want to pray for your brother. So you are determined to pray for your brother, and you’ve already decided. So you go into prayer without listening to God and without allowing Him to lead you in prayer.
The meaning of Intercession is that we pray for others but not for us. We pray for other countries, people, and/or special things – maybe this is why it is a little bit hard for us. When you pray you have to have faith that our prayer will do new things. It has to be led by the Holy Spirit because when we pray, our prayers should be coming from God.
10 Steps of Intercession
Praise God for who He is and for His ministry.
Hebrews 7:25
Make sure your heart is clean before God by giving the Holy Spirit time to convict, should there be any unconfessed sin.
Psalm 66:18; Psalm 139:23-24
It’s very important when you wait to hear God’s voice, to have a clean heart. Because when you pray, you need God to hear what you are praying for. So many times, our sin will hinder God from hearing our prayers (that are led by the Holy Spirit) Psalm 66:18 – you can say anything you want.
Acknowledge that you cannot really pray without the direction of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 8:26; Ephesians 5:18
Don’t say, “God this time I’m not going to acknowledge you I’m just going to pray by myself.” Understand that the Holy Spirit knows a lot more than we do – even more about us than ourselves. He will be telling you what is in God’s heart for the topic or the thing He wants you to pray for.
Deal aggressively with the Enemy. Come against him in the all-powerful Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and with the “sword of the Spirit”, which is the Word of God.
James 4:7
After you make sure your heart is clean, speak against the enemy in the all-powerful name of the Lord. Three minds in thought -Your mind, God’s mind, enemies mind. When you start praying to God, these three things come into your mind – so you pray to God that He would make clear His voice.
Die to all of your own imaginations, desires, and burdens for what you feel yo should pray.
Proverbs 3:5-6; Isaiah 55:8
If you come to pray and you realize that something is bothering you or keeping you distracted/busy all the time, it is stopping you from praying. You are trying to get rid of your thoughts so you can hear God’s voice. The only thing remaining should be God’s voice. Proverbs 3:5-6: submit yourself to the Lord.
Praise God, in faith, for the prayer you will have. He is an amazing God and will do things that are in line with His character.
Hebrews 11:6
Maybe you will be struggling with this point. If your heart is sure that God wants to involve you with that, thank Him before you start, because you know that He really wants you to do that. And what we’re saying here is a step of faith, not logic. Without faith, you cannot please God.
Wait in silence, listening for His direction.
Psalm 62:5; Micah 7:7; Psalm 81:11-13
It’s very hard for people who like to talk a lot, to wait in silence for God and know when He is talking. Because those people, if they stop talking, their minds will be talking. This is a very important point that you wait before God so you will allow God to speak to you. If God gave you something very quickly – go back and just make sure! A lot of people are struggling that they cannot hear from God. And how come God talks to you all the time and doesn’t talk to me? Because, you don’t give Him the time to speak. Hearing God’s voice is not something you learn in one day. It’s not a horrible thing if you get something wrong. As much as you spend time with God, His voice will be that clear to you. Psalm 62:5 – a lot of time we don’t wait for God. We answer ourselves. And sometimes we only wait for seconds – we hear something very quickly, and we add the rest from our imaginations, then we thank God for the time and that’s it – we move on. When you get something very quickly, stop and go back; make sure it is from God.
In obedience and faith, utter what God brings to your mind, believing.
John 10:27
If possible, have your Bible with you should God want to give you direction or confirmation from it.
Psalm 119:105
When God ceases to bring things to your mind to pray for, finish by praising and thanking Him for what He has done, reminding yourself of Romans 11:36, “For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.”
If you are praying for 3 or 4 things in one time, don’t try to pray for them in the same prayer but just pray for one and the rest of the group will keep praying and will move to someone else. Trust in God for the thing that He wants us to be praying for. Sometimes we pray and go through all the steps and sometimes we wait before God and ask Him what to pray for. Sometimes we’ll have something in our hearts to pray for, a certain topic or certain country – or sometimes people will give us topics will to pray for. Give each other time for praying and listening. If you are leading the group and you start praising God – give time for other people to go through the other steps. Sometimes you can share together in praising God. Just remember that we are a group in the Body of Christ and not everyone is like “me”. Some people might need more time to pray/listen.
Some people feel, “oh, I have to go through 10 points when I intercede… it’s too long. I forgot the 2nd point, I cannot go to the 3rd point!” But it’s not that difficult. When you start interceding, those things will be in your mind when you start interceding. You will hear from yourself before you hear from God. This intercession time is effective. One time, when listening to the Spirit, all 6 separate groups got the same country to pray for. It’s not something they created. I’m sure all of you will experience this – prayer makes a big difference. I (Ashraf) can tell you hours and hours of stories of how prayer does make a difference.
Does prayer work for most people? No. Most people do not know God.
Praying for yourself is okay – it is just not called intercession.
Sometimes we want to focus on the steps instead of the prayers. These steps are like guidelines or helpers. Like when you’re little and you have dotted lines to help you make a straight line – but when you can draw a straight line you don’t need the dotted line anymore.
Sometimes you want to pray for your brother. So you are determined to pray for your brother, and you’ve already decided. So you go into prayer without listening to God and without allowing Him to lead you in prayer.
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